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Surrounded on all sides by bathwater-warm crystal-clear turquoise
waters – the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Sea of Cortez
to the east – Baja California Sur is a mecca for enthusiasts
of all watersports. Snorkeling, scuba diving, surfing, windsurfing,
kayaking… it is also legendary for sport fishing,
whale-watching and its 'life's a beach' attitude.
On the map, the spindly finger of desert and craggy mountains
stretching 1,000 miles south of San Diego looks very much like an
extension of the US. In part, that’s true. Americans flock to
the sprawling beachfront hotels and championship golf courses at
the southernmost tip of this relatively new Mexican state.
Easy-to-travel asphalt roads link authentic Mexican towns including
bohemian Todos Santos, sleepy Loreto and La Paz and the
round-the-clock party town of Cabo San Lucas. But there’s
still a wonderful unexplored feel to Baja... this is a frontier
that has changed little since Hernando Cortez discovered the
peninsula in 1535.
And boy, are there beaches. Some of the best snorkeling and diving
spots can be found off the beaten path at places like Cabo Pulmo
National Marine Park. And many Baja beaches are still hidden at the
end of dusty single-track roads radiating from numbered markers on
the main highway – signposts to secret spots of paradise.
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